As March comes to an end each year and the evenings gradually lengthen, I often reflect on a quiet hour that carries a profound message. Earth Hour may not be as dramatic as typical environmental headlines; it lacks grand speeches, complicated instructions, or special equipment. Instead, it extends a simple invitation: turn off your lights […]
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Featured Photo Credit: Every so often, nature offers us something so vast and ancient that it forces us to pause. For me, glaciers are one of those things. Even if you’ve never seen one in person, the idea of a glacier is powerful. These enormous rivers of ice have shaped landscapes for thousands of years,
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Feature Photo Credit: Katrin Bolovtsova Every year, as Mother’s Day approaches, I find myself reflecting on what this celebration really means. It’s easy to default to the familiar: flowers, chocolates, a last-minute card grabbed at the supermarket checkout. But mothers and mother figures hold such profound spaces in our lives that I always feel they
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Feature Photo by www.kaboompics.com I’ll admit it, this debate has been bubbling away in my mind (and in my household!) for quite some time. Every time I stand at the sink, elbow-deep in suds, or load up the dishwasher after dinner, a tiny voice in my head pipes up: Is this really the most water-efficient
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Feature Photo by: Maria Orlova There’s a significant amount of pressure surrounding our discussions about food today. We hear messages like: Eat better. Eat cleaner. Eat greener. Eat perfectly. Somewhere along the way, sustainable eating became entangled with rules, labels, and an overwhelming feeling that if you’re not doing everything right, you’re doing nothing at
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Feature photo by Yumbles Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and because you’re here reading this, it means that just like me, you want to give gifts that feel meaningful, not just another box of chocolates that’ll be gone in two days or flowers that’ll wilt by the weekend. This year, I’ve rounded up
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Feature Photo Credit: Burst Every January brings with it the same familiar rituals: resolutions, resets, promises to be better, lighter, cleaner. For many, that includes Dry January. A full month without alcohol, framed as a detox, a discipline, a fresh start. This year, though, I’m not doing Dry January. Not because I drink excessively. Not
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Feature Image Credit: United Nations January possesses a distinct sense of calm. The excitement of the festive season has subsided, the decorations have been taken down, and the new year lies ahead, tranquil, hopeful, and brimming with potential. It’s during this transitional period, on January 26th, that we commemorate International Day of Clean Energy —
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I first came across PLATFORM just before Christmas, while wandering through Marylebone as the area glowed with festive lights and busy shoppers. It was one of those discoveries you clock mentally—I must come back here—before being swept along by December’s momentum. This weekend, with the pace of the city feeling slower and more spacious, I
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As the year begins to slow and the evenings draw in, I find myself craving quieter moments. The kind where the world feels just a little softer. A cup of something warm in my hands, the lights dimmed, the noise turned down. This is always the time of year when reflection comes naturally to me;
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